Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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